DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY?

"Do you really want to be healthy and happy?" 

Most people who read this question will think it's rhetorical or silly.  You are probably thinking that, of course, everyone wants to be at the peak of health and happy.  Why wouldn't they?

Well.  That is a very interesting point.  Why wouldn't they? 

BUT, DO ALL PEOPLE WANT TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY?  The answer is NO!

How can I make that statement?  It is based on people's ACTIONS and CHOICES, not their words.

How many people do you know (including yourself) who have said that they wanted to lose weight and get healthy, and yet they never started exercising or eating better?  How many people KNOW they need to drink 8 glasses of water daily, but only drink 4 or less?  How many people know they are in desperate need of sleep and rest, but instead decide to go drinking and partying until early morning?  How many people know they sit, sleep, and lift incorrectly, but never change their habits?  How many people know they need to quit smoking, gambling or doing risky behavior, and yet don't?

It is really easy to SAY how much you want something.  But, it's much harder to ACT on those wishes and make the changes necessary to achieve it.

In our fast-paced society of instant gratification, most of us do not want to take the time to do what is essential to get healthy and happy.  We want results right NOW!  We want to be thin, athletic, beautiful, successful, well-loved, popular, and peaceful right now, without doing any of the work.  SO, how much do you REALLY want to be healthy and happy?  Apparently not enough to do the hard work necessary to achieve it.

Also, some people unconsciously DO NOT want to be healthy and happy!  How can that be true?  How many people have such low self-esteem that they often sabotage their health and happiness to reaffirm their own inherent lack of worth?  How many people stay in abusive relationships because they feel they won't be loved by anyone else if they left?  How many people seek sympathy and attention so much that they create or exaggerate their sickness or illness?  It is certainly not uncommon.

I have met many people over the years (including many patients) who have been advised to change their unhealthy habits because it was literally killing them, and yet they never sought help to change it.

TO BECOME HEALTHY AND HAPPY, PEOPLE MUST FIRST DECIDE THEY ARE READY TO CHANGE.


Most of us are very uncomfortable with change.  It is not familiar and safe.  However, true health and happiness can only come when one is ready and eager to change their old, destructive habits, addictions, and choices.

Often, people have to be pushed to the very edge before they are ready to change.  How many times have you heard of someone finally making the choice to exercise and lose weight after they had their first heart attack, cancer or diabetes diagnosis?  Some people aren't ready to change until they are told death is imminent.  Only then, can some people have the will to change.  But, some do not even then.

Are you ready to be healthy and happy?  Are you willing to take whatever steps necessary to get, and stay, healthy and happy?  Are you willing to accept others' help, recommendations, and suggestions?  Are you willing to read books, listen to tapes, talk to people, and ask for help?

This is so important. If you are ready to be healthy and happy, realize that each of the choices you make on a daily basis add up to a cumulative effect in the long term.  It does NOT happen over night.  It can take weeks, months, or even years, before true recovery and restoration can occur in your body and mind.

Remember that health and happiness is a journey, not a destination.  No one ever reaches that state when all the work can just stop, where you can "coast" for the rest of your life with the level of health you have attained.  It is an on-going journey that can never end, unless you are ready to lose it again.

Do you really want to be healthy and happy?  I have learned over the years to only believe peoples' ACTIONS, not their words.  IF you truly want to be healthy and happy, you must be ready to WORK HARD. 

What do you need to do, or stop doing, TODAY that will make you healthier and happier TOMORROW? 

Please ASK others to support you in your quest and let them help you in your journey of transformation!